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The Story of Sex, a witty account that embraces everything from the earliest humans to the age of cybersex, has already been a hit in France Ranging from Cleopatra’s invention of the vibrator to a Dutch shopkeeper’s accidental discovery of the existence of sperm, a comic book detailing the history of sex, which became a surprise hit in France earlier this year, is due out in English in October.read more

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